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SPAIN. The Mission to Paris Vacant—Sickness in Concha’s Army. MADRID, May 28, 1874. Admiral Topete has been offered the Spanish Mission at Paris, but he declines to accept tt. ol TROOPS SUFFERING FROM SICKNESS, Dysentery ts very prevalent in Marshal Concha’s army, and many of his troops are incapacitated for duty therefrom, Don Carlos’ Command Near San Sebas- tian. BAYONNE, May 28, 1874. The Carlists onder the immediate command of | Bon Carlos are before Hernani, in vie Province of Guipuzcoa, eight miles soutieast of San Sebasuan, Concha’s Strategy Against the Carlist Force. Lonpon, May 29—5 A. M. A despatch to the Standard says General Concha has seizec: the heights near Artaban and the roads | leading from Biscay by way of Villa-Real and | Gumboa, ‘The army of Don Carlos gonsequently abandoned Durango aid retired into Guipuzcoa. French Report of the Negotiations for | the Crown. PARIS, May 28, 1874, The Journal des Dédats aha the Journal de Paris Say that tne Spanisn crown was first offered to the Duke de Montponsier, who refused tt. The negotiations looking to the candidacy of a German Prince then began. What the English Say of the Situation in Madrid. Lonpon, May 20—5:30 A. M. Itis reported that the Carlists have received twenty Krupp steel cannon and are reorganizing | their forces. if A Paris (espatch to the Times says the story of the German candidature for the Spanish throne ts | ridiculous. THE POPE. His Holiness’ Health Improving. Rome, May 28, 1874. The health of the Pope is very much improved to-day, and he is able to be about, but his physt- ¢lans advise him not to go into the open air. Austrian Statement of the Pontifi’s Per= sonal Condition. VIENNA, May 28, 1874. The New Free Press is advised that the condition | Of the Pope is very precarious. Much excitement | exists at the Vatican, and serious results to His Holiness are apprehended. - ‘FRANCE. Parliamentary Proccedings—Political Activity of the Bonapartists. PARIS, May 28, 1874, The Assembly met again to-day, but the proceed | ings were devoid of interest. THB BONAVARTIST ROYALISTS MORE ACTIVE AND AMBITIOUS. It is stated that at the next election the Bona- partists will considerably extend their operations. They intend to advance the candidature of the | Duke o! Padoue for the Department of the Seine-et- Oise, the Duke dé Mouchy for the Department of | Oise, and Prince Napoleon and the Duke of Mes- | sina for the Department of Alpes Maritimes. They | ‘Will also contest the election for Maine-et-Lotre | and Calvados, A VISIT TO ENGLAND. Prince Napoleon has gone to England. GERMANY AND SPAIN. The Hohenzoilern Candidacy for the Madrid Crown. PaRIs, May 28, 1874. | The Débats and L’Univers confirm the announce. ment of the intended candidacy of a German prince for tie throne of Spain. It is said that Don Carlos bas sent General Elio to Versailles to inform the French government in regard to the move- ment. | ENGLAND. Railway Travel To Be Made More Comfortable, Lonpon, May 28, 1874. Amidnight train of American Pulman palace cars will be put on the Midland Railway, between | London and Leeds, SheMeld and Bradford next | Monday. Similar cars will be run directly between ‘his city and Liverpool as soon as the Midland oad is open to the latter place. CUBA. Captain General Concha Prepared for an Active Campaign—Smnuggling and Fraud on the Customs Revenue. Havana, May 28, 1874. The Voz de Cuba says the plans for active mill- tary operations have been arranged by General Goncha and will be put into immediate execution, ali the needed material and resources necessary | for a regular campaign being provided. General | Concha was obliged almost to create these re- sources himself, The Vor says:—‘Inese combina- tions will impart great activity to the prosecution of the war. We must not be more explicit.” CONTRABAND TRADE—FRAUDS ON THE CUSTOMS. ‘The journais of to-day discuss the scandalous in- erease of contraband goods introduced into the island concealed in barrels of four. The Voz de Cuba says » matter so grave deserves immediate investigation by the Intendente without awaiting | orders from spain, All foreign flour comes from the United States, and this contraband game has been carried on on a large scale tor many years, Many of the reputable merchants express the opin- ion that General Concha will be able to stop smug- | gling provided he treata all concerned in the busi- ness with impartial severity instead o{ the laxity heretofore in vogue. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. WASHINGTON, May 28, 1874. ‘The flagship franklin, Rear Admiral Case, arrived @t Funchal, Madeira, on the 2d inst. from Key ‘West. The passage was rough and uncomtortable. The officers wad crew were in good health, She | Aett tor Gibraitar May 7. REGATTA AT SAVANNAE, Savannad, Ga., May 28, 1874. | ‘The races of the Regatta Association of Georgia | took place to-day. The principal race was won Lurline, of the Palmetto Club of Charieston. tance, two miles; time, 11:46. ~ YAOHTING NOTE, Yacht Tarolinta, N.Y.Y¥.€., Mr. Kent, from Northport, passed Whitestone yesterday P. M., en route for New York, THE ORUSADERS VICTORIOUS. Pirrssura, Pa., May 28, 1874. A hearing in the case of the crusaders arrested last week touk piace in the Common Pleas Court this morning. Judge Stowe gave his decision reversing the judgment of the acting Mayor and | ordered the fines to be refunded. Tie ladies are | jubilant over their victory and are now holding a, jng w decide upon a future plan of action. QOUTH CAROLINA OFFICIALS SENTENCED, | the North, upon the route laid out by him, | ment of railways were t | lishment of the ocean steamship lines whose ves- | the late General Meade. | @he Effect of Mr, Thomson's Death in OHARLESTON, May 26, 1874. The three Couaty Commissioners of Barnwell, convicted of corruption, have been sentenced re- tively to ten years, to nine years and to thir- See monte un we Penivenwary. J. Edgar Thomson, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, The death of Mr. J. Edgar Thomson occurred on Wednesday evening in Philadelphia. The deceased gentleman had been sick for several weeks, dur- ing which time his death was expected to occur at “any moment. His diseases wore several, and 80 complicated that trom the first period of bis sickness little hope was had that be could be saved from death, His lungs were at first affected, and from them disease spread through- out his system, Though he suuerea greatly throughout his sickness, he passed away without giving evidence ol baving pain at the moment of dissolution, Mr, Thomson was born in Delaware county, Pennsylvania, in 1803. His father, John Thom} son, was 4 Civil engineer and a man of intense energy and foresight, He was interested in wavy improvements in the means of travel throughout Pennsylvauia, and he projected several enter- prises towards the close of the 1ast century that evince the fact that he had forecast in is mind the future need of increased ways for our commerce. At one time John Thomson was associated with the celeprated engineer Benjamin H. Latrobe, in whose company he laid out @ canal between the Delaware and Ohesapeake bays. This enterprise fell through for lack-of means, or want of faith in the need for such a canal It is also a note- worthy fact that he foresaw the necessity for water communication between the Atlantic and the lakes, such as is now had through the Erie Canal. He believed that Many of the natural water ways of this State could be utilized for this purpose, and in 1793 he made a latiguing and somewhat perilous voyage iu a small schooner from Erie, Pa., through this State to this city, having his vessel several times transported over land, Mr. J. Edgar Thomson inherited the enterpris- ing spirit and foresight that characterized nis father, and, like him, he was educated to become & civil engineer, He began his professional career in 1827, on the Philadeiphia and Columbia Raidroad, now a portion of the main line ot the Pennsyivania Ratiroad. !n 1830 he wus transferred to the Camden and Amboy Railroad, the eastern portion of which was put under his direction, Alter this service and some minor engagements he visited Kurope to in- Spect the railways and canais of the Old World, on after his return from Europe he accepted an appointment as Chief Engineer ot the Georgia Railroad, extending irom Augnsta to Atlanta, with @ branch to Athens. This work he com- menced in 1836, and continued in charge of it until it was completed. He was appointed General Manager o! the business of the line, and remained in that capacity until he was calted to the position oe Chief hugineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 4347, While engaged at the South he, with a few friends, purclased the Montgomery and Wost Point Rallroad, of Alabama, which had fallen into bankruptcy, and after its completion, under his di- rection as Consulting engineer, it becsme a very rofitabie enterprise. He also during that perioa laid out the Nastville and Chattanooga Railroad, which was built, immediately alter his return to Aiter he had entered upon his duties as Chief Engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1847, he ‘was offered large inducements to return to the South and assume charge of the Charleston and Memphis Kailroad and other connecting Itnes of that region, but having become so deeply inter- ested, as an eygineer, in the location and construc- tion of the line over the difficult country between Harrisburg and Pittsburg, he declined these flat- tering offers. In 1852, while absent in thé West, he was nomi- nated and etected to the position of President of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, a position to which he was reyalariy re-elected every succeed- tng year, having thus been kept at the head of this great corporation during @ consecutive period of twenty-two years. Mr Thomson had not sought the position, and had not consented to become a candidate tor it; bat, while both his interests and inclinations prompted him to decline, the circumstances were such that he could not refuse to assume the heavy responsibility thus thrust upon him. When he en- tered upon his duties as President there was not a dolar in the treasury, and when he vacated it at aCe ea of death its resources were practically un- imited. In all the movements which have resulted in the Dresent enormous extension of the business of the Pennsy!Vania Railroad Mr. Thomson, as tts presi- dent, took an active and leading part and is deserving of credit, After the consolidation of the several lines between Pittsburg and Chicago he was elected a director of the consolidated company. The line irom Pittsburg to Fort Wayne was then in operation and some progress made beyond that joint. With considerable pecuniary assistance | ‘om the Pennsylvania Rutiroad Company this line was extended to the town of Plymouth, from whence 1t effected a connection with Chicago, Mi way of Luporte, by the use of a portion of the ‘ichigan Southern Railroad, This arrangement, however, proved so unsatisiactory in its results upon the business and credit of the company that renewed efforts were made to complete the whole road. Altcr a session of nearly two weeks to devise means for this object Mr, Thomson was tele- graphed to meet the Board to aid in directing what was tobe done under the circumstances, Upon examining the several plans Lar gee to complete the line, and a list of assets of the company avail- able for its completion, he informed the Buard that if they would appoint him their Chief Engineer he would take these assets and build the remain- ing eighty-two mues. They at once accepted this offer, but finding these assets of less Marketabie value than he anticipated he was com- | pelled 10 use his private credit to accomplish this | object, which he did, returning to the company | over $200,000 of the assets placed in his bands. To | enable him to better fill the object of his appoint- ment as Chief Engineer they also elected him President of the company, which oMce he held until the reorganization of the fivances of the company, upon | 0 each shareholder @ plan which gave t the original position he hgld in the company before its embarrassments. A few years ago the com- ete line, Known then as the Pittsburg, Fort ayne and Chicago Railroad, was leased to the Pennsylvanta Raliroad Company, and has since been operated by it through the agency known a the Pennsylvania Company, which is controlled by the Pennsylvania Ratiroad Company by the owner- sup Of ita stock. ir. Thomson projected, after struggling against many adverse circumstances, the means that bave | enabled the Pennsylvania Katlroad at first to com- ete with the parallel lines to the West, and finally pass beyond them tn amount of business. It was mainiy through his endeavors that the Western systein o1 railways, now controlled by | the Penneyivania Compaby, Was secured to it. This sysiem now includes the direct line from Pittsburg to Chicago, by way of Fort Wayne; the | line to Cincinnati, by way of Columbus; the line from Columbus to Louisville; a line from St, Louis, and snother from Columbus, by way of Logansport, vo Chicago; the liae from Pittsburg to Cleveland, and the line trom Pittsburg to Erie. All these roads, combined with the main line from Philadelphia to Pittsburg and its branches, aggregate a total of about 4,600 milea, fully | equipped and in successful operation. 1 laving secured direct control of such an enor- mous Western 6; mM, tt became necessary for the Pennsylvania Katlroad reneaty, to obtain an Eastern outlet that would not be subject to em- barrassment through an independent management | or the intrigues of rival trunk lines. Alter much negotiation and tedious litigation, this desirable ob- | ject was finally accomplished by the lease for 999 yoann oF the United Ratiroads ot New Jersey, includ. ng the oid Cainden and Amboy Railroad, a portion of which was originally located by Mr. Thomson, and all the branches and roads in the State which were under its control, This arrangement went into | operation the 1st of December, 1871. Mr. Thomson, besides the Pennsylvania Rail- road, was interested in numerous other railwa, enterprises. Among these are the Texas ani California Railroad My Say is to follow the thirty-second parallel; the Atlantic and Pacific Railway Company, of which he was elected a director, in August last, and whose line 1s to cross the Continent {n the neighborhood of the thirty- | fitth parallel; tne Richmond and Danville and | Atlanta Air fine railroads, and other Southern | roads which are operated by the Southern Railway Security Company, and the Baltimore and Poto- mac and Alexandria and Fredericksburg railways, through which the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- | pany obtains its Soathern seaboard connections. Though the projection, equipment and manage- { he main occupations of his | life he very often looked beyond them, and the re- | sult of one of bis surveys abroad was the estab- | | | sels now ply between Philadeiphia and Liverpool. Mr, Thomson in private life was an easy and courteous gentleman, kind and liberal of hand and extremely liked by lt who knew him. During the war he contributed largely to the Union cause in facilitating the for- | wardiog of troops and in innumerable other ways. He never took an active part in politics. In April, 1873, he was elected one of the Directors of the Centennial Board of Finance, a position which he resigned, however, in December following. In November, 1872, he was appolated by the Pennayl- vania Court of Common Pleas to a position on Fairmount Park Commission as the successor of ‘Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, May 28, 1874. ‘The announcement of Mr. Thomson's demise caused a great deal of excitement in financial quarters, and at the office of the Pennsylvania Rail- road Company there was extraordinary coniusion. A consultatton of the prominent officers of the road was held, and @ telegram was sent to Colonel Thomas A. Scott, the Vice President, who yesterday lett for New Yor! At present there is no telling what changes may be made in the management or what candidates for the high office now vacant may be proposed. ‘There was intense excitement on ‘'hird street among the whea the death was known, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 187 and hundreds were about the bulletin boards on which were written the tidings. As 9 Mr. Thomson was much respected his death involved so many business: interests that =the feeling of sorrow was soon supplanted by strange conjectures concerning its effect upon the stock. Fora long time past, indeed, during weeks Ot Mr. Thompson’s iiness, the stock has been exceedingly feverish. At the Stock Board ww morning the scene was one of the wildest ever Known there, Last night the last sales were at 47%, and at ten o'clock this morning, when the news of Mr. Tiompson’s death had passed along the street, t st sales were at 6%. From this it rose to 47, where it stood for along me. A'lterward the price rau up to nearly the figure of last night, The members of the Board, however, do not im- agine that the removal of the President will seri- ously affect the stock. it will waver, they say, until affairs of the ralway assume a settled state, Edmund B. Hayes. Edmund B, Hayes, late Sovereign Grand Com- mander of the Supreme Council for the North, of the Thirty-third and highest grade of Masonry in the United States. died on Wednesday in Brooklyn. Ais career in Masonry covered nearly half a cen- tury, and was distinguished by constant efforts in behulfof the order, to which he devoted the best Part of nis life. His obsequies will be attended by the Masonic Veterans, including the Ancient and Accepted Rite, at Fourth place, Brooklyn, this morning, at eleven o'clock. Daniel T. Swinburne. PROVIDENCE, R. I., May 28, 1874. Daniel T. Swinburne, Representative tn the Gen- eral Assembiy trom Newport, died this morning. PUNERAL OF OONGRISSMAN MELLISH. Woncesrer, Mass., May 23, 1874. The funeral of the late Hon. David B. Mellish, of the Ninth New York Congressional district, took place at Auburn this morning. The boay arrived from Washington last night, accompanied by Messrs, Smart, of New York; Harris, of Massachu- setts; Clements, of Illinois, and Magee, of Pennsy?- vania, the committee of the Houre of Representa- tives, who, with a committee of the City Couneil of this city, attended the services, The exercises were conducted by Rev, EK. Davis, of Anburn, ana were brief and simple, but very impressive. The committee expect to go on to Boston to-night. HENRI ROCHEFORT. Soe CHICAGO, May 28, 1874, Henri Rochefort arrived here this afternoon from San Francisco, and two hours later left for New York. No reception was given bim by the Communists, A special despatch to the Evening Post gives a report of an interview With Rochefort at Omaha. He stated that he left New Caledonia on the 20th of March, having been there three months, He gives a fearful picture of the Itfe of | the prisoners confined there, particularly those sentenced for crime, The condition of the political prisoners was more tolerable. They were not obliged to labor, and those who hac money were allowed to purchase such com- forts as were obtainable there. Rochefort and several companions were permitted to build a small house, which added much to their comfort, Of his escape and that of his companions he Would only say that they engaged an English bark of400 tons burden to sail round the cvuast, and that they swum to the vessel, being in the water from eight P. M. until after midnight before they were picked up in @ nearly exhausted condition. In regard to politi- cal matters in France Rochefort expressed the opinion that the prospect for the republicans is very bright; that MacMahon cannot sustain him- self three months, and that it is more than proba- ble that Thiers will be again at the head of the | government within that time. Thiers, he thinks, deserves great credit for his unswerving fidelity to the Republic, and he (Kochetort) will do all he can to sustain him; but he thinks Gambetta the best | man for the Republic, WEATHER REPORT. War DEPARTMENT, OrFICE OF THE CHIKF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasuinaton, D, C., May 29—1 A, M. Probabilities. For New England increasing cloudiness and light, variable winds will prevail, with lower tempera- ture and rising barometer. FoR THE MIDDILB STATES CLEAR AND WARM WEATHER, RASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY WINDS, FOL- LOWED BY CLOUDY WEATHER, LOWER TEMPERATURE AND RISING BAROMETER DURING THB AFTERNOON | AND EVENING. 5 For the South Atlantic and Gulf States increas- ing cloudiness, east to south winds and continued warm weather. The Weather in This City Yesterday. The following record will show the changes in | the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, 10 comparison with the corresponding day of last , ear, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s harmacy, HERALD Buildin, 1673, 1874, ees bap Average temperature tags aE wos. 06 Average temperature for corresponding date last year... aoeeat eit THE BIFLE CONTEST. Representatives of the Dominion Rifle Association Appointed to Go to Wim- bledon. Orrawa, May 28, 1874. At a meeting of the Council of the Dominion Rifle Association, held yesterday, the following team was appointed to go to Wimbledon :—Captain Arnold, Seventy-fourth battalion, New Brunwick; olor Sergeant Ballie, Forty-seventh battallon, Ontario; Private Brossean, Third Victoria Rifles, Quebec; Captain Church, Cumberlana Provincial battalion, Nova Scotia; Private Disher, Nineteenth battalion, Untario; Major J. M. Gibson, Thirteenth | battalion, Ontario; Captain Hickey, Sixty-third battalion, Nova Scotia; Lieatenant MacNachton, Coburg Garrison artillery, Ontano; Captain J. C. McPherson, Governor General's Foot Guards, On- tario; Captain J. J. Mason, Thirteenth battalion, Ontario; Private TT. Mitchell, Thirteenth battalion, Ontario; Color Sergeant Omand, Thir- teenth battalion, Ontario; Corporal Pain, Thit+ teenth battalion, Ontario: Oorporal Palen,’ garri- gon artillery, New Brunswick; Captain ‘thomas, Fifty-fourth battalion, Quebec; Sergeant Suther- Yand, Governor General's Foot Guards, Ontario; Lieutenant Whitman, Sixtieth battalion, Quebec; Battery Sergeant Major Winne, garrison artillery, Montreal, Quebec; Ensign Woilfenden, No. 1 com- pany rifles, Victoria, British, Columbia. The name of the candidate from Manitoba kes not yet been telegraphed. THE FLAGSHIP BELLEROPHON, Hawirax, N. 8., May 28, 1874, The new flagship Bellerophon, with Vice Admiral Weilesley on board, arrived from Bermuda at ten o’clock this morning. ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE ADJOURNED, LirTLe Rook, May 28, 1874. The Legislature adjourned at noon to-day to meet December 7. RHODE ISLAND LEGISLATURE. PROVIDENCE, May 28, 1874. The General Assembly adjourned to-night, to meet June 9 to elect a United States Senator. The Prohibitory Liquor law passed both houses. The bill to establish a State constabulary was re- ferred to the Judiciary Committee, to report at the June session. OHIO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. ~ Conumncs, May 28, 1874, A call has been issued for another meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee on June 5, to consider the propriety of postponing the State Convention until alter a vote is had on tne new constitution. QGIVIL RIGHTS IN TENNESSEE, The Bill Before Congress in Conflict with the Law of the Sta: NASHVILLE, May 28, 1874, John M. Fleming, the State Superintendent of Pablic Schools, tssues @ circular this morning, wherein, after reciting that the Civil Rights Dill now pending in Congress in its provisions con- cerning public schools is in direct confilet with the law of Tennessee, he suggests that no new contracts for teachers for either white or colored schools ve entered into by the directors, and, if ar bill becomes law, further intructions will be x THE WILLIAMSBERG DELUGE, Progress of the Investigation by the Coroner’s Jury. ES INSECURITY OF THE DAM. NoRTHAMPYON, Mass., May 28, 1974, Tho evidence being brought out by the Coroner’s investigation into the circumstances and cause of the Williamsburg dam disaster continues to dis- close the most disgraceful negligence and niggard- liness on the part of the contractors and pro- prietors, Ali of the fearful anticipations of the Aimsiness of the structure which has caused such desolation and sadness in the commumity are fully realized and confirmed as the investigation pro ceeds, The contractors, according to their own story, were all the while aware of the dangerous character of the tl-fated reservoir which they were constructing, and if their representations are true | they reported their suspicions to the company; but the proprietors were too economical to auihor- ize or allow the expenditure of suifcient money to render the dam safe and secure. On the other hand the corporation and experts who have been brought forward insist that the contractors did not perform their work according to the contract, and claim that if they had done so the reservoir would bave been in existence to-day. With- | ous considering the conflicting statements of the several parties who are anxious to shirk the terrible responsibility, it is an admitted fact that there was indifference and negligence in all quarters. Proprietors, con- tractors and everybody else wuo had anything whatever to do with the work seem to have been only ambitious to get through with their work and get their money as soon as they could. A | Striking illustration of this prevailing spirit is illustrated in the admission of one of the con- tractors that in doing the work for $23,000 he cleared tle extraordinary sum of between $5,000 and $6,000. i + THR PUBLIC FEELING against all who were identified in the directin, and building of the reservoir is very intense, ant there 18 much popular disappointment to ascer- tain that there are nolaws which authorize the } punishment of the grasping and penurious men { Who are responsible ior all this desolation and woe. Among those present at the daily sessions of the inquest are many o! the leading manulac- turers and representative men of the vicinity, as well a8 numerous victims of the calamity, all of whom manifest & most paluful and earnest in- terest in the proceedings. As bejore intimated, the investigation is very thorough in all important as well as minor details, and hence its rogress 18 necesearily very slow. Already tive I days have been consumed, aud probably all the testimony will not be taken before the early part of next week, aiter which the jury will retire to make up their verdict. It is reasonably antici- pated that the result of their deliberations will be @ most severe condemnation of the whole work and all individuals connected with it. The counte- Dances of the jury as the starting negligence in the construction of the dam is developed, indicate that they share in the common teeling ot, indigna- tion towards the parties who are responsible for the terrible disaster, FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS AT THE INQUEST. The first witness examined this forenoon was George Raymond, the engineer, who took un his testimony where tt was broken off by adjourn- ment last nignt. He first corrected a mistake he made yesterday in giving all the holes that he found in the dam as being located on the lower side, one of them, twelve by three and a half incn- es, being found upon the upper side. This hole and two others were all he had discovered in the masonry. He was then asked to testify as to the neral character of the dam and as to the same in detail, Respecting the general character of the materials, he had only to say that they were ut- terly unfit for such @ structure. The earth was too coarse and porous to puddle well. The stones were unfit. Boulders with polished surfaces should not be used in a cement wall of that nature, nor should stones friable and easily decomposed be used in a structure intended. to be permanent. | The mortar speaks for itself, He would not un- | devtake to explain why it was of such a character, nor by what cause, or combination of causes, it became so, who use cement kuow that there is a great difference in casks of the same brand. Some masons reject all over thirty days old, and all deteriorates by air-slacking con- sequent upon age, and it cannot be helped. ir, Emery Wells, of Northampton, was then again placed upon the stand. He eaid ne first con- ferred with Mr. William Clark, Jr., in regard to the | contract, and did most of his business with him, but also had some talk with Messrs, Dimock and Ciefient, He was directed to go jurward with his work by these three gentlemen, and never had any dealing with any others. The first thing done was to clear off the old wood, logs, brush, &c., for the required thirty teet or more upon each side of the wall. This work was done under the direciton of Mr. Fenn, by whom the ground was staked out on which the; were to work, The width of the clearing lessene as they went up the banks on either side. On the east side they found, under the muck, grass, &c., a kind of hard soil that became harder at a little depth, with many stones in it, At the centre of the valley they went as deep as directed by Mr. Fenn and to bardpan, and in the stream, which is about ten or twelve feet wide, a foot or more in tne hardpan, On the east side the tana is about two and one-half feet higher than the brook ior about seventy feet, Here they tronched in the hardpan; then they reached gravel, and on con- sulting with the committee, were directed not to go to hardpan, but to rest on the graveL He was then on the ground nearly every day, and saw most of the foundation put in, This work was done by Mr. Rush, Mr. Clough and others by the day, From the centre of the dam to the gravel bed before alluded to the contractors went down, accord to Mr. Wells’ statement, one and a half to two and a half teet. From that point the excavation gradually deep- ened until at the end of the wall it was from ten to twelve feet. They found no springy or mucky soil, ground in spots somewhat more moist, but per- | haps no more so than ordinary gravel. If a | pail had been filled with it a little water might have leaked through. They discoy- ered springs both above and below the wali. The upper, some fifty feet above, made its appearance while they were digging from tne hill- sige material for their embankment, and was used water. ‘This, he thought, was now covered up, either by the embankment of the dam or the caving in of the earth above tt, About the same distance below the wall, at the foot of a stee; declivity, Was another large spring, which secmec to come out of the bottom of the nill. In one or two other places water oozed out a little trom the ground at some portion of the time they were at work, but not so as to lead them to have any fears for the result, though they watched them carefully. An oozing of water was dis- | covered within fifteen teet of the trunk wall. When we got into the gravel, sixty feet from that potnt (on the west side), we called the committee tosece whether we should put the wall on the gravel or dig down to hard pan. “Did you con- sult with the comuttee,” asked Mr. Delano, ‘“be- cause you doubted whetuer it was sale to put the digging too deep. UI course, oe had rather throw out that gravel and sink the wall than hoist stone forty feet; it would have been money in their pockets for them to make the excavation and lay | the wallon hard pan. But the committee said, | “No, lay tt on the gravel and we will take the risk. Julius Fenn, civil engineer, of New Britain, Conn., said ue prepared the specifications for the Williamsburg dam in accordance with the wishes of Messrs. Clark, Clement and Dimock, the com- mittee. Mr. Clark, who was his personal fricnd, asked him if adam with a two-foot wall in the centre and a water slope of forty-five degrees | to | would do. Mr. Fenn replied tliat he would ; not advise any sush dam, and that two to ‘one was as little as he could recom- mend. They inststed, however, on one and one- half to one. | in connection with such a work, His calculations were for a thicker dam than was built, and arter | he found that two toone would not be accepted he tried to get them to agree to one and three- uarters toone. He urged that they should go down five feet, but the committee thought three feet would do. By firm and hard fonndation in the :specifications he meani not gravel, but hard pav., But the committee did not accept his ad- | vice, and he acted merely as their attorney in drawing up the specifications. In tact, Mr, Fenn | was disposed to shoulder the whole responsibility upon the committee. | AID FOR THE MILL RIVER SUFFERERS. New Yorks, May 28, 1874, To Taf Epiror oF Tak HERALD:— Sra—We have received to-day, for the Mill River sufferers, $192:— Previously reported... garter, lawiey & Co. ‘ | | ' J. M. Churches in Astoria, L, c. Borrish tee hae eee eee eees Two cases clothing irom Rey. A, C. Borrish. “Anonymous,” one package clothing...... LOUISIANA SUFFERERS—AP: T0 NEW YORK, The following despatch was received yesterday by His Honor Marr Havemeror, ‘com Mayor but alter reaching the gravel found the | wall on the gravel?” Mr. Wells replied, “No;” but | added that something had been said about their | Never was on the ground after he | staked ont the trench, where the walt was to | | be laid. He did not care to have wey Tesponsibility by them, as it furnished ar ample supply of good | 4.—TRIPLE SHEET. ‘Wiltz, of New Orleans, which from {ts earnest tone must appeal to the hearts of all those charitably inclined ;— aed ew Ton. Witutam F. Haveemyan, May: WilNew York come to the resctic of our destitute, [uincd, famishing people? Our relief will be exhauste fu two'weeks We feed over 50,00. Contributions have almost ceased, ‘The distress Is very great and will con: tinue sixty cn 's or longe: Nothing but help cat save our suffering people. The insuileiency of our resources causes painful apprehension and alariu. We shali re ‘Quire four times as much as we have received. 4 deadly famine in Louisiana would be a national dis- grace which the weaith and philanthropy of America Toust prevent at all hazards LOUIS A. WILIZ, Mayor ana Treasurer of the Reliet Fund, AID FOR MISSISSIPPI. The Hon, 8. 8. Cox lectured at Steinway Hall last evening in aid of the sufferers oy the Missis- sippi Mood, The hall was well filled. The subject of the lecture was “American Humor,” which has become one of Mr. Cox’s stand- ing _ lectures. Mayor Havemeyer presided. ‘The lectuser in opening said:—New York is behind Baltimore and Boston in this great charity. As tears are often traught with laughter, he would endeavor to aid the sufferers in Missixaippi by the | hilarity of a New York audience. Mr. Vox thea preceeded with his lecture, which was in ail Teapects similar to that irequentty delivered by lum on previous occasions, THE LOUISIANA LEVEES, Nuw ORLEANS, May 23, 1874. Chief State Engineer Thompson writes Governor Kellogg that 4,000,000 cubic yards of levee are re- quired to be built to save the State from overflow next year, and that Louisiana canuot pay tor the construction of more than one-third, He suggests that an appeal be made for national aid, AMUSEMENTS, Central Park Garden Concerts, Since the weather managers have at last pro- nounced in favor of something tike summer—and yesterday was a favorable example of it—the Cen- tral Park Garden concerts wilt now be the chief | point of musical interest in the city. Thursday being the principal evening of the week tor a | programme of more than ordiuary attractiveness | and classical strength, the beautiiui hall and gar- dep were crowded last night. The audience was, in most part, such as might be found at an opera matinée or a first nicht at Daly’s or Wallack’s, and the marked attention paid to the music was an evidence of the influence wielded by Theodore Thomas and his incomparable orchestra, The first work on the programme was a coronation march by Lux, one of the manufacturers of sweet sounds on the banks ofthe Rhine, and one whose “Ave Maria,” introduced here by Mr. Thomas, has already acquired popularity. The stately over ture, “King Stephen,’? by Beethoven, the air (rom “stradella,” known in Italian as “Pieta, Signore,’’ very expressively delivered by Mr, C. Cappa on the trombone, and Liszt’s second ‘Hungarian Rhapsody” preceded the feature of the evening, Symplony No, 4, in D minor, Schumann, This might be called the third of the sertes of Schu- mann’s symphonic works, as it wus sketched out alter the great one dedicated to Oscar 1. of Swe- den. Atter the success of the “Cologne” sym- phony Schumann took up the one in D minor, re- scored it and made material alterations in it. The movements are so closely linkell together that there is scarcely a pause from beginning to end. lv was more than a year sitce Mr. Thomas played it in this city, and its reappearance last night was welcomed with manifestations of extreme pleas- ure. The beautitul romanza, with its quaint | theme, strange to say, strongly resembling | a well known Irish air, “The Valley Lay Smilin Beiore Me,” followed by a tumuitous scherzo an a@marchiike Jinale, was given with that clear, il- lustrative power so characteristic of this orches- tra, Then followed the celebrated bridal music of “Lohengrin,” the lovely meditation of Gounod, whicn is fast rivailing in popularity the one he wrote on a prelude of Bach; a new waltz by Johana Strauss, “At Home,” not possessing the fire and vitality of his eariier compositions, and the last part of the immortal. ‘Tei’ overture. The efl- ciency of this band has often been commented upon, but one can never tire of admiring the nice balance of tone, power and expression, the hearty spirit with which the players, individually and col- lectively enter upon a work, the electric fire that flashes forth in such a@ piece as Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody” and the faultiess discipline observable in everything, even to the bowing of the violinists. Selections from the ‘Damnation de Faust,” by Hector Berlioz, will be a feature in to-nigit’s bill, Musical and Dramatic Notes. Another new opera, ‘“Mariulizza,” by Cortesi, \ has made a furor at Florence. Miss Agnes Zimmerman ts well received this season in London as pianist and composer. The farewell banquet in London to Mr. J. I, Toole, the comedian, will take place at Wallis’ | Booms on the 1st of July. The benefit of Mr. Joun Tillson takes place at the | Olympic Theatre this evening, a strong bill being | prepared for the occasion. The Teatro Cannobiana at Milan ts managed by @ Russian prince who 1s immensely rich and wishes to get rid of some of his money, The London Athencwum ts afraid that “M. Maurel | has been straining his upper notes in America, his | lower ones being almost inaudible.” Mile, Fouquet, a young prima donna at the Rrench Opera, Paris, failed as Mathilde im “Guil- laume Tell" and as Marguerite in ‘‘Faust.’” Mr. ©, D, Hess, manager of the Kellogg English Opera Troupe, has arrived in town to perfect his | arrangements forthe next season. “The Talis- man,” by Balfe, will be one of the features of the new répertoire. THE ART SCHOOL FOR WOM ee The annual exhibition of the School of Design for Women took place last night in the Cooper Insti- tute. Avery numerous and fashionable assemblage of people was present last evening, and the bright, intelligent and in many instances beautiful faces of the students were lighted up with genuine | the correc! pleasure in contemplating their creditable efforts, and knowing that these endeavors to excel were | appreciated by their teachers, friends and the com- | niunity generally. Mr. Peter Cooper was present | to participate in the triumphs of the young minds | which his well directed liberality ts raising to a higher levelin the pursuit of artim its diferent | branches, to which their respective talents lead | them to aspire. | ‘The school is divided into three distinct classes— | the drawing school (from the antique), the en- | gtaving class and a class in photography, in- Cluding all the branches of this usetul art. The whole number of scholars admitted during the year is 201, of which 62 have with- drawn, 26 le(t through ill health, removal to other parts or madequate abiilties; 16 were admitted to the Academy of Design and 10 have accepted situations in different branches oi art, ‘The largest attendance at one time was 1sl. Of the pupils ad- mitted this term 131 have studied drawing par- tally or during their whole time and 71 have been in the class of photography. The school list for next year has been full for two montns; 90 of the oid students their names to return mm vhe autumn; 52 new ones are accepted on the books, and there are 49 applt- cations waiting for vacancies. Miss Powell and Mrs. Carter are tne teachers of the drawing classes. The attention of Miss Curtiss, the estima- ble lady in charge of the school, has been unremit- | eae tollowing list of prizes has been dis- | - PRIZES. For Drawing Cast.—First prize of $30 in gold to | Miss Fanny Betnis; second prize of $20 in gold to Miss Jennie Davis; third prize of $10 in gold! to Miss Julia | ruhns, For. divawing from SHU Lafe—Pirst prize of $20 in gold | Miss Mary L. Banks; second prize of $10 in gold, to Miss Cora Seward. For Ornamental Draring.—First prize of $20 in gold to | Lie Mu. c Carter; second prize or g10 in gold to Miss My . Ansi Wood aving vlass.—For the the best original draw- tng on Wood :—Fitst. prize of $00 to Mist Saran A. Ean. | kin; second prize for drawing on wood, silver medal to Miss Luin Jonnson; third prize for draiving on wood, | bronze medal to Mias 8, M. Norton. and. bro (als have been The Trustees’ silver and bronze medals hav i awarded to the following students :—Miss bila M, Whit- Miss Angelique Cushman, Miss Mary Stewart, Miss | Lillie Johnson, Miss Julia Lyman, Miss Mary Atkin, for drawing from cast: Miss Lena Van Brunt, Miss Anba G. Bartow. for drawing from. ‘still life, A bronze medal to ench of the. following students jor Drawing trom Still Miss Manilla Houghton, Mrs. Jennette Tyler, Miss ¥ irk. A bronzo medal’ to cach of the Tollowing students. for drawiny: from cast:—Miss Luia Johnson, Miss Agnes Abbatt, miss Lonise Lyman, Miss Islla M. Sellick, Miss Emma Lignot, Mrs. Kmina F Richardson. A bronze medal to Miss Lou Misa Mary, L. Banks for perspective rawing. A bronze medal to Miss Carrie Wadie and Miss Bessie Belcher for ntal drawit ora following students deserve, honorable mention :— iss Panny A. Nye, Miss PF. ay, Miss » gies Shackleford, Mary J. Bates, Miss Mary Wag Mise Mary Norton, Miss Rachel Miss Sarah A, Ward. THE WEEKLY HERALD. °. The Cheapest and Best Newspaper in the Country. ‘The WEBRLY HERALD of the present week, now ready, contains a Select Story, entivied “Eric,” together with the very Latest News by telegraph from All Parts of the World up to the hour of publication. 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